Ficus-associate

Guides

• Scolytodes

  Scolytodes is a genus of small bark beetles in the tribe Ctenophorini, distributed throughout the Neotropics from Mexico to South America. Many species are associated with specific host plants, particularly Cecropia and Ficus, with some exhibiting ambrosia beetle behavior involving fungal cultivation in galleries. The genus has undergone extensive taxonomic revision, with numerous new species described from Central and South America in recent decades.

  bark-beetleambrosia-beetleCtenophoriniNeotropicalCecropia-associateFicus-associatearborealfungus-cultivation

• Walkerella

  Walkerella is a genus of non-pollinating fig wasps in the family Pteromalidae, subfamily Otitesellinae. It is the most widely distributed genus within its subfamily, with species described from the Old World. Members are associated with Ficus fig trees, specifically species in subsection Conosycea of section Urostigma. Two new species were recently described from Xishuangbanna, China.

  fig-waspnon-pollinating-fig-waspChalcidoideaPteromalidaeOtitesellinaeFicus-associateOld-World-distributiongall-waspinquiline